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This is an awesome app in Shanghai. I wished I used it before getting an ebike. In short, Mobike is a bike share app. When you need a bike, you open an app and where the…

This is what happens if you try to leave campus before the actual end of the work day. I misread the clock and got my timing off. Trapped by gate

IB schools focus on inquiry based learning. Part of that involves students reflecting. Post it boards are one great way to reflect. I took this photo from the Physics…

One of the joys for Olympic Weightlifters now is that there are many places to lift due to the popularity of Crossfit. This was not true in the 1990s. I have now worked…

Well, traveling and working around the world, I did not keep up with any technology news. Unfortunately for me, it meant I missed the change to systemctl to run daemon…

This little guy can clean the air of a small room in about 3-5 hours. Just leave it on all day and the room will be 50 AQI. Not bad for $30 USD. The filter lasts three…

Waffles with chocolate ice cream and some sweet amd sour chicken will definitely put some pounds on you. This is all thanks to Cafe Bene. Waffles with Chocolate ice…

Some positives about living in Shanghai are the many helpful apps that can make your life easier especially if you do not speak the language. You can pretty much buy…

Doesn't Shanghai at night remind you of Saigon? I get home sick alot for Saigon these days. Shanghai at night Shanghai traffic at night Pullman Hotel in Shanghai

Well, I knew it was bound to happen. After a relatively clean two months in Shanghai, the air is getting worse. Today was the first time I saw the air quality worse in…

This is an example of some of the food you can eat for lunch at my school. Some days there are fusion dishes. Chinese food at school - Shanghai

I like my plane shots. I saw a UPS Airlines plane and Singapore Airlines Airbus A380 when I landed at Pudong International Airport last Friday. UPS Airlines Boeing 767…

I have been wearing leather dress shoes for a couple years now. I started with Allen Edmond's wingtips but I found the quality was not as good as advertised. My Allen…

Seems so long ago now. Smokey died six and a half years ago from kidney failure due to poisoning at my previous house in the Phu Nhuan District. Thanks to Dropbox, I can…

Again I am surprised by how poor the air is in both Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi. I expected it to be better in the rainy season. Consistently Shanghai's air has been…

Caobao Street, pronounced Saobao, is a long street near my apartment. Always busy. Rush hour means you should avoid this street. Crossing the street can take up to five…

One of things I try to instill in my ICT and Computer Science students is the importance of the command line. For most of us who learned how to use computers in the…

In Saigon I ride the following: Paiggio Fly in Saigon In Shanghai I ride this: Ebike in Shanghai Which one do you think is faster? My Ebike can go 80 km on one charge. I…

This one surprised me. I was cooking some Japanese curry and watched the AQI rise quickly in my livingroom and bedroom. I forgot to close the sliding door between the…

This is definitely not the norm but right now the air is cleaner is Shanghai than Saigon. I still got my air purifiers going though. Air Quality in Shanghai and Saigon